2000/609/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed ratite meat amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat (notified under document number C(2000) 2885) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, health certificate, import, poultrymeat, third country, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 September 2000

laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of farmed
ratite meat amending Decision 94/85/EC drawing up a list of third countries from which the
Member States authorise imports of fresh poultry meat

(notified under document number C(2000) 2885)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/609/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June
1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Comunity
trade and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat (1),
as last amended by Directive 1999/89/EC (2), and in particular
Articles 9(1), 11(1), 12, 14(1) and 14a thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade
into the
Community of products not subject to the said requirements
laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex
A(1), to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to
Directive 90/425/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/
79/EC (4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

in and imports

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Ratites are ‘poultry’ according to Article 2 of Directive
91/494/EEC as well as ‘farmed game’ according to
Article 2 of Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27
November 1990 concerning public health and animal
health problems affecting the production and placing on
the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (5).

Ratite meat can be imported from third countries if at
least the animal health requirements of Chapter III of
Directive 91/494/EEC and, according to Annex I
Chapter 11 of Directive 92/118/EEC, the public health
requirements of Chapter III of Directive 91/495/EEC are
fulfilled.

By the effect of this Decision Article 17 of Directive
91/495/EEC will become obsolete for fresh meat of
farmed ratites.

Neither Commission Decision 94/984/EC of 20
December 1994 laying down animal health conditions
and veterinary certificates for the importation of fresh

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41.

poultry meat from third countries (6), as last amended by
Decision 2000/352/EEC (7), nor Commission Decision
97/219/EC of 28 February 1997 laying down animal
and public health conditions and veterinary certification
for imports of farmed game meat and rabbit meat from
third countries (8), as amended by Commission Decision
2000/160/EC (9), are applicable to ratite meat because of
these birds is excluded from the scopes of these Deci-
sions.

It is necessary to lay down the animal and public health
conditions and veterinary certification for import of
farmed ratite meat into the Community accordingly.

Commission Decision 96/659/EC of 22 November
1996, concerning protective measures in relation to
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (10), as last amended
by Decision 97/183/EC (11), authorises Member States to
import ratite meat provided that extra guaranteees are
given in relation to Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever;
these guarantees should be taken into consideration.

The Czech Republic, Israel and Switzerland are not free
from Newcastle disease, however, they apply measures
to control Newcastle disease which are at least equiva-
lent
to those laid down in Council Directive 92/
66/EEC (12), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden.

It is appropriate on this basis to allow the importation
of farmed ratite meat from the mentioned countries.

Some third countries are not free from Newcastle disease
and do not apply measures, which are at least equivalent
to those laid down in Directive 92/66/EEC. These coun-
tries, however, should have the possibility to export
fresh ratite meat to the European Union provided that
their measures to control the said disease offer animal
health guarantees at least equivalent to those offered by
Chapter II of Directive 91/494/EEC.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(6) OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 124, 25.5.2000, p. 64.
(8) OJ L 88, 3.4.1997, p. 45.
(9) OJ L 51, 24.2.2000, p. 37.
(10) OJ L 302, 26.11.1996, p. 27.
(11) OJ L 76, 18.3.1997, p. 32.
(12) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1.

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(10) Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have given the
necessary guarantees referred to above to allow imports
of farmed ratite meat under the conditions laid down in
the certificate in Annex II, Part 2, Model B in this
Decision and have submitted to the Commission a satis-
factory statistically based sampling plan for surveillance
for Newcastle disease on holdings from which farmed
ratites will be sent for slaughter for export to the EU.

(11)

(12)

Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993,
laying down requirements on the protection of animals
at the time of slaughter or killing (1), should be taken
into consideration when establishing the import condi-
tins for ratite meat from third countries.

Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996
concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming
of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic
action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/
602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (2) and Council
Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to
monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live
animals and animal products and repealing Directives
85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC
and 91/664/EEC (3) have to be taken into consideration
when public health requirements are established for the
importation of ratite meat.

(13) A list of third countries allowed to use the certificates
for imports of ratite meat must be established to achieve
complete harmonisation of the conditions for import of
ratite meat.

(14)

(15)

(16)

This list must be based on the principal
list of third
countries from which Member States authorise imports
of fresh poultry meat as it is drawn up by Commission
Decision 94/85/EC (4), as last amended by Decision 96/
2/EC (5).

to be
Tunisia has given the necessary guarantees
included in the list drawn up by Decision 94/85/EC.

The measures provided for
in this Decision have
followed the notification procedure of the Agreement on
the Application of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meas-

ures (SPS) laid down within the framework of the World
Trade Organisation (WTO).

(17)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Member States shall authorise the importation of fresh meat of
farmed ratites only from third countries or parts of
third
countries listed in Annex I, provided that it meets the require-
ments of the corresponding health certificate set out in Annex
II and that
is accompanied by such a certificate, duly
completed and signed. The certificate shall include the general
part conforming to Annex II, Part 1, and one of the specific
health attestations conforming to Annex II, Part 2, according to
the required model (A or B) as specified in Annex I.

it

Article 2

In the Annex of Decision 94/85/EC the following new line is
inserted in accordance with the alphabetic order of the ISO
code:

‘TN

Tunisia

x

’

Article 3

This Decision shall apply for consignments certified as from
1 October 2000.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 1, 3.1.1996, p. 6.

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ANNEX I

List of third countries or parts of third countries which are allowed to export farmed ratite meat to the
European Union

ISO Code

Country

Parts of the territory

Model certificate
to be used

(A or B)

AR

AU

BG

Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

BR-1

Brazil

CA

CH

CL

CY

CZ

HR

HU

IL

LT

NA

NZ

PL

RO

SI

SK

TH

TN

US

ZA

Canada

Switzerland

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Croatia

Hungary

Israel

Lithuania

Namibia

New Zealand

Poland

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Thailand

Tunisia

United States of America

South Africa

ZW

Zimbabwe

The States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa
Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso
do Sul

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

B

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ANNEX II

PART 1

ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR FRESH MEAT FROM FARMED RATITES FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION (1)

Note for the importer: This certificate is only for veterinary purposes and the original has to accompany the consignment until it

reaches the border inspection post.

1.

Consignor (name and address in full):

2.

Health certificate

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Original

4.

Consignee (name and address in full):

3.

Country of origin:

3.1. Region (2):

8.

Place of loading:

5.

Competent authority (central level):

5.1. Ministry:

5.2.

Service:

9.1. Means of transport (3):

6.

Competent authority (local level):

9.2. Number of the seal (4):

10.1. Member State of destination:

7.

Address of establishment(s):

10.2. Final destination:

12.1. Ratite species:

12.2. Nature of cuts:

7.1.

Slaughterhouse:

7.2. Cutting plant (5):

7.3. Cold store (5):

11. Approval number(s) of establishment(s):

11.1. Slaughterhouse:

11.2. Cutting plant (5):

11.3 Cold store (5):

13.1. Nature of the packaging:

14. Quantity:

13.2. Consignment identification details:

14.1. Net weight (kg);

14.2. Number of packages:

Note: A separate certificate must be provided for each consignment of farmed ratite meat.

(1) Fresh ratite meat means any parts, excluding offal, of farmed ratites which are fit for human consumption and which have not undergone any treatment
other than cold treatment to ensure the preservation; vacuum wrapped meat or meat wrapped in a controlled atmosphere must also be accompanied by a
certificate according to this model.

Indicate means of transport and registration marks or registered name, as appropriate.

(2) Only to be completed if the authorisation to export to the Community is restricted to certain regions of the third country concerned.
(3)
(4) Optional.
(5) Delete if not applicable.

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PART 2

Model A

Health attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify:

I. Animal health certification

1. That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1), region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2),

is free from:

1.1. avian influenza, as defined in the International Animal Health Code of the OIE;

1.2. Newcastle disease, as defined in the International Animal health Code of the OIE (3);

2. That the meat described above is obtained from farmed ratites:

2.1. which have, without interruption, been held in the territory of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1),
region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2),
for at least three months before being slaughtered or since hatching;

2.2. which come from holdings:

2.2.1. which receive regular veterinary inspections to diagnose diseases transmissible to humans or animals;

2.2.2. which are not under animal health restrictions in connection with any disease to which ratites and/or

other poultry are susceptible;

2.2.3. around which, within a radius of 10 kilometres including where appropriate the territory of a neighbou-
ring country, there have been no outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least 30 days;

2.3. which, if they originate from countries in Asia or Africa:

2.3.1. were isolated in tick-proofed surroundings with an officially approved programme for rodent control for

at least 14 days prior to slaughter;

2.3.2. were, before moving to the tick-proofed surroudings (4):

(cid:1) examined to verify that they are tick-free, or

(cid:1) have undergone a treatment to ensure that all ticks on them are destroyed

Specification of the treatment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This treatment does not result in any detectable residues in the ratite meat

2.3.3. were checked for the presence of ticks on arrival in the slaughterhouse (each batch), with negative results;

2.4. which were not slaughtered in the context of any animal health scheme for the control or eradication of poultry

and/or ratite diseases;

2.5. which were/were not (5) vaccinated against Newcastle Disease using a live vaccine during the 30 days preceding

slaughter;

2.6. which, during transport to the slaughterhouse, did not come into contact with poultry and/or ratites infected

with avian influenza or Newcastle disease;

2.7. which were handled prior to slaughter and slaughtered under conditions meeting those laid down in Directive

93/119/EC.

3. That the meat described above:

3.1. comes from approved slaughterhouses which, at the time of slaughter, are not under restrictions due to a suspect
or confirmed outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease and around which, within a radius of 10
kilometres, there have been no outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least 30 days;

3.2. has not been in contact, at any time of slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with ratites or meat which do not

fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/494/EEC.

(1) Name of the country of origin.
(2) Only to be completed if the authorisation to export to the Community is restricted to certain regions of the third country concerned.
(3) Point 1.2 is not applcable for the Czech Republic, Israel or Switzerland.
(4) Tick and fill in as appropriate.
(5) Delete the unnecessary reference. If the ratites have been vaccinated within 30 days before slaughter, the consignment cannot be sent to Member States or
regions thereof which have been recognised free from Newcastle disease in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 90/539/EEC (currently Denmark,
Finland and Sweden).

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II. Public health certification

4. That the guarantees on live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted according to Article

29 of Directive 96/23/EC are fulfilled.

5. That the meat described above is obtained from ratites which:

— either, were accompanied on arrival at the slaughterhouse by a veterinary certificate issued by the veterinarian
responsible for the holding of origin, stating that they had passed a veterinary ante-mortem inspection in
accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC on the holding of origin within 72 hours
prior to loading, or

— passed a veterinary ante-mortem inspection in acordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC at the approved slaugtherhouse in the 72 hours immediately prior to slaughter.

6. That the slaughtering of the ratites took place in a slaughterhouse approved according to Article 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC provided that this establishment is suitably equipped for this purpose.

7. That the establishments used for slaughtering, handling or cutting were throughly cleaned and disinfected under

official supervision before being used for the production of the meat referred to in this certificate.

8. That the meat described above:

8.1. was handled under conditions of hygiene meeting the conditions of Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC;

8.2. has undergone a post-mortem inspection in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC and has been passed as fit for human consumption;

8.3. was cut (6) and stored (6) in establishments approved for the purpose by the competent authority of

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Name of the country of origin)
as meeting the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC provided that this establishment is
suitably equipped for this purpose;

8.4. has not been in contact, at any time during slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with meat which does not

fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/495/EEC.

9. The meat referred to in this certificate (6)/the packaging of the meat referred to in this certificate (6) bears a mark

proving that (4):

(cid:1) the meat comes from animals slaugthered and inspected in an approved slaugtherhouse

(cid:1) the meat was cut in an approved cutting plant

10. That the means of transport and the loading conditions of the consignment of meat described above met the hygiene

requirements laid down in Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC.

Done at (place) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , (date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(cid:1)Seal (7)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature of official veterinarian) (7)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(name in capital letters, qualifications and title)

(6) Delete as appropriate.
(7) Stamp and signature in a colour different from that of the printing.

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Model B

Health attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify:

I. Animal health certification

1. That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1), region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2),

is free from avian influenza, as defined in the International Animal Health Code of OIE.

2. That the de-boned and skinned fresh meat described above is obtained from farmed ratites:

2.1. which have, without interruption, been held in the territory of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1),

region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2),

for at least three months before being slaughtered or since hatching;

2.2. which were reared/were resident for at least three months prior to slaughter on holdings:

2.2.1. which receive regular veterinary inspections to diagnose diseases transmissible to humans or animals;

2.2.2. which are not under animal health restrictions in connection with any disease to which ratites and/or

other poultry are susceptible;

2.2.3.

in which there has been no outbreak of Newcastle disease or avian influenza in the previous six months,
and around which, within a distance of 10 kilometres from the perimeter of that part of the holding
which contains the ratites, including where appropriate the territory of a neighbouring country, there
have been no outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least three months;

2.3. which, if they originate from countries in Asia or Africa:

2.3.1. were isolated in tick-proofed surroundings with an officially approved programme for rodent control for

at least 14 days prior to slaughter;

2.3.2. were, before moving to the tick-proofed surrounding (3):

(cid:1) examined to verify that they are tick-free, or

(cid:1) have undergone a treatment to ensure that all ticks on them are destroyed

Specification of the treatment:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This treatment does not result in any detectable residues in the ratite meat

2.3.3. were checked for the presence of ticks on arrival in the slaughterhouse (each batch), with negative results

2.4. which were not slaughtered in the context of any animal health scheme for the control or eradication of poultry

and/or ratite diseases;

2.5. which (4):

(cid:1) were not vaccinated against Newcastle Disease

(cid:1) were vaccinated against Newcastle disease using an inactivated vaccine which fulfils the requirements of

Commission Decision 93/152/EEC

(cid:1) were vaccinated against Newcastle disease using a live vaccine which does not fulfil the requirements of

Decision 93/152/EEC but were not vaccinated during the 30 days preceding slaughter

2.6. which come from holdings in which surveillance for Newcastle disease is being carried out on a statistically

based sampling plan with negative results (5) for at least six months;

2.7. during transport to the slaughterhouse did not come into contact with poultry and/or ratites infected with avian

influenza or Newcastle disease;

2.8. were handled prior to slaugther and slaughtered under conditions meeting those laid down in Directive

93/119/EC.

(1) Name of the country of origin.
(2) Only to be completed if the authorisation to export to the Community is restricted to certain regions of the third country concerned.
(3) Tick and fill in as appropriate.
(4) Tick and fill in as appopriate.
(5)

In non-vaccinated flocks this surveillance is carried out on serology and in vaccinated flocks it is carried out on tracheal swabs of ratites.

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3. That the de-boned and skinned fresh meat described above:

3.1. comes from approved slaughterhouses which, at the time of slaughter, are not under restrictions due to a suspect
or confirmed outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease and around which, within a radius of 10
kilometres, there have been no outbreaks of avian influenza or Newcastle disease for at least 30 days;

3.2. has not been in contact, at any time of slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with ratites or meat, which do not

fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/494/EEC.

II.

(Public health certification)

4. That the guarantees on live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted according to Article

29 of Directive 96/23/EC are fulfilled.

5. That the de-boned and skinned fresh meat described above is obtained from ratites which:

— either, were accompanied on arrival at the slaughterhouse by a veterinary certificate issued by the veterinarian
responsible for the holding of origin, stating that they had passed a veterinary ante-mortem inspection in
accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC on the holding of origin within 72 hours
prior to loading, or

— passed a veterinary ante-mortem inspection in accordance with the requirements of Aricle 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC at the approved slaughterhouse in the 72 hours immediately prior to slaugther.

6. That the slaughtering of the ratites took place in a slaughterhouse approved according to Article 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC provided that this establishment is suitably equipped for this purpose.

7. That the establishments used for slaughtering, handling or cutting were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected under

official supervision before being used for the production of the meat referred to in this certificate.

8. That the meat described above:

8.1. was handled under conditions of hygiene meeting the conditions of Article 8 of Directive 91/492/EEC;

8.2. has undergone a post-mortem inspection in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive

91/495/EEC and has been passed as fit for human consumption;

8.3. was cut (6) and stored (6) in establishments approved for the purpose by the competent authority of

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (name of the country of origin)
as meeting the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC provided that this establishment is
suitably equipped for this purpose;

8.4. has not been in contact, at any time during slaughter, cutting, storage or transport with meat which does not

fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/495/EEC.

9. The meat referred to in this certificate (6)/the packaging of the meat referred to in this certificate (6) bears a mark

proving that (4):

(cid:1) the meat comes from animals slaughtered and inspected in an approved slaughterhouse

(cid:1) the meat was cut in an approved cutting plant

10. That the means of transport and the loading conditions of the consignment of meat described above met the hygiene

requirements laid down in Article 8 of Directive 91/495/EEC.

Done at (place) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , (date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(cid:1)Seal (7)

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(signature of official veterinarian) (7)

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(7) Stamp and signature in a colour different from that of the printing.